Got The Lockdown Blues

I'm not really blue at all but I needed a title for this blog post and I had a couple of blue-ish subjects...

Common Blue

The set-aside field that was fully planted with wild flowers last year was mown earlier in the year and laf of the field has been ploughed. The remainder is growing up now and some of last year's plants have self-seeded.

Phacelia

Lots of clover in there, some Field Speedwell and a few buckwheat stems are visible too. This morning a few poppies appeared and added a bit of colour.

Poppies with Phacelia in the background

Elsewhere the warm weather is getting to the wildlife as they try and chill out.

This rabbit stayed laying down rather than running off

 The hares that I've seen in the mornings have also been pretty dormant, with the roe deer seemingly the only ones still running about - although this one didn't leg it for long enough 😂

Roe doe thinking about when to run away

A couple of Skylarks were up and singing, and even with a mouthful of food their song is still a fantastic thing to hear.

Skylark with food

 On the woodland edge a few different wild flowers are appearing now, although Red Campion is still the most prevalent. The Garlic Mustard is going over a bit but is still nice to see.

Garlic Mustard amid the Red Campion

Wood Avens

 Swifts, Swallows, House Martins and Sand Martins were feeding over the Mere this morning in the strong south westerly wind. I'd have thought that the wind would have kept them away but obviously there was plenty of food to be had out there.

Swift over the Mere